Two Toronto teenagers, Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad. sent a Lego minifigure carrying a Canadian flag into space. Four cameras were attached to a helium balloon carrying the Lego man. The teens also designed a parachute for the return to Earth. The Guardiansays the Lego minifigure and the cameras were recovered about 122 kilometers (75.8 miles) from the launch site. The Starsays the craft climbed to about 80,000 feet before the helium balloon exploded. Take a look:

The Lego Man in Space has a Facebook page here.

Posted on January 27, 2012